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Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
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2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Madrid
Buy-in
€5,000
Entries
477
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Chip Counts at the End of Level 17 (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
674,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
625,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
611,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
582,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
||
|
570,000 | |
|
||
|
553,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
||
|
478,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
||
|
467,000 | |
|
||
|
467,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
455,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
400,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
368,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
339,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
315,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
||
|
310,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
309,000 | |
|
303,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
300,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
289,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
280,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
277,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
|
270,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
265,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
261,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Pinho Pounds the Pavement
In late position, Henrique Pinho looked down at something decent and stuck his last 16,500 chips into the middle. He was called by both Petr Susen (button) and Kevin MacPhee (small blind) to create live action going to the flop.
Susen and MacPhee would check it all the way down as the board ran out 
. Pinho had flopped a good one with his 
, but his hand was second-best by the river. MacPhee's 
took the pot, Susen flashed his 
as he mucked, and Pinho has been eliminated here with about 50 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Etayo Doubles Up
Javier Etayo was almost up and out of his chair muttering to himself when the flop came 
- the Spaniard was all in preflop with 
against João Paulo Simão's 
but the 
and turn and river backdoored Etayo into a straight which he celebrated with a customary "Vamos!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
320,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
Kenny's Tournament Halted
Nicolas Levi was telling us that he needed to get his stack going in the right direction, and he's managed just that by eliminating Kenny Hallaert.
Levi opened to 12,500 from under the gun and called when the Belgian moved all-in for 121,000 from the button.
Levi: 
Hallaert: 
The board ran 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
292,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Not So Kool For Piazuelo
Bruno Lopes took down his first 5k event in January and he's positioning himself well here to have a shot at a second.
The cards were on their backs between himself and Javier Piazuelo when we reached the table.
Lopes: 
Piazuelo:
The board ran a French rapper friendly 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Boujenah Boost
It's the end of the road for Dmitry Vitkind, the Russian was all in with 
and lost out when Ilan Boujenah found behind him.
The board coming 
to finish the former off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
Busted |
Weisner Suddenly Flush With Chips
Melanie Weisner flatted a raise from late position, and Alexander Petersen squeezed all in from the big blind. It was about 180,000 total, and that was enough to fold the initial raiser. But not Weisner. She made the call for a good chunk of her own stack, and she was well ahead and looking for the knockout.
Showdown
Weisner:
Petersen:
Weisner had to sweat it the whole way on the 
board. In the end, though, her hand held strong, and that knockout moves her up all the way up to 550,000 and well above the chip average. She's running hot in the last couple levels today after nursing her short-to-middling stack through the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Misstep From Dion Leaves Him Short
Yann Dion is going to regret making a move against Efren Garcia in the blinds as it cost him two thirds of his stack.
The action folded to him in the small blind and he raised to 19,500. Garcia three-bet to 35,000 and snap called all-in when Dion four-bet jammed.
Dion: 
Garcia: 
The board ran to hand the pot to the Spaniard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
95,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |